Effects of Action Observation Therapy and Motor Imagery Administered During Immobilization Period After Surgical Fixation of Distal Radius

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Distal Radius Fracture

Treatments: Behavioral: Motor Imagery and Action Observation Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05867199

CFL22/08

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this trial is to verify the effectiveness of Motor Imagery and Action Observation Training in subjects undergoing surgery for distal radius fracture fixation. The main question it aims to answer is:

• can action observation and motor imagery training administered during immobilisation period improve functional outcome after distal radius fracture fixation? Participants will be asked to perform hand dexterity test and grip and pinch strength evaluation Subjects assigned to control group will follow standard care

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Right handed subjects
• Subjects after surgical distal radius fracture fixation

Exclusion criteria

• Concomitant fractures of upper limbs
• Pathological fractures
• Cognitive or psychiatric disorders
• Neurological or reumatici diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

MI+AOT

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects assigned to this group will be asked to perform Motor Imagery and Action Observation Training during immobilisation period after surgery. The training will be performed once a day, for three weeks. The duration of the training will last about 15 minutes.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Motor Imagery and Action Observation Training

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Subjects assigned will be asked to follow standard care pathway during immobilisation period.